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Adventures in the Land of Music is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group Dynasty, released in 1980. The title track was sampled by producer DJ Ski for Camp Lo's 1997 hit "Luchini AKA This Is It".

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Adventures in the Land of Music
Studio album by Dynasty
Released	1980
Recorded	1980 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Fort Knox Studios, Hollywood, CA, Jack Clements Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Soul, Funk
Label	SOLAR Records
Producer	Leon Sylvers III
Dynasty chronology
Your Piece of the Rock (1979) Adventures in the Land of Music (1980) The Second Adventure (1981)

Track listing

1. "I've Just Begun to Love You" (William Shelby, Ricky Smith) 6:26
2. "Groove Control" (Nidra Beard, William Shelby, Kevin Spencer) 4:47
3. "Take Another Look at Love" (Leon Sylvers III) 4:21
4. "Day and Night"" (Wardell Potts, William Shelby) 5:59
5. "Do Me Right" (Nidra Beard, William Shelby) 6:04
6. "Something to Remember" (Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere, Gene Dozier) 4:38
7. "Adventures in the Land of Music" (Leon Sylvers III, Richard Randolph, Ricky Smith, Kevin Spencer) 4:14
8. "Ice Breaker" (Leon Sylvers III) 5:20

Personnel

• Kevin Spencer, Linda Carriere, Nidra Beard,  – Lead Vocals
• Leon Sylvers III – Bass
• William Shelby – Synthesizer, Lead Vocals
• Wardell Potts – Drums
• Ricky Smith – Synthesizer
• Ernest "Pepper" Reed, Richard Randolph– Guitar
• Gene Dozier, Joey Gallo, Kevin Spencer, Ricky Smith, William Shelby – Keyboards
• Harvey Mason, Kenny Hutson, Wayne Milstein – Percussion
• Dana Myers, Dynasty, Mark Philpart – Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position[2]
Billboard 200	43
Billboard Top R&B Albums	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1980	"I've Just Begun to Love You"	87	6	5
	"Do Me Right"	—	34	—

Samples

• "Adventures in the Land of Music" was sampled by Camp Lo in the song "Luchini AKA This Is It" on their album, Uptown Saturday Night", by American R&B singer Brooke Valentine for her single "Long as You Come Home" from her debut album Chain Letter, and by Angie Stone in her song "Lovers Ghetto" on her album ″Stone Love″.[4]

References

External links

• Dynasty-Adventures In The Land Of Music at Discogs

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